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    The American Revolution-Eight Long Years

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    was seeing as the turning point of the war. During the summer of 1777, General John Burgoyne and his forces marched south from Canada in an effort to link up with Sir William Howe and his forces and attempt to separate New England. Unfortunately, Howe moved his forces from New York City to Philadelphia, unintentionally abandoning General Burgoyne, a strategic “faux pas”, which led to a victorious effort by the American troops. The American triumph at Saratoga prompted France (which had been secretly

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    Community Health Assessment: Cliffside Park The town that I currently reside in is Cliffside Park in the state of New Jersey. Cliffside Park is located in Bergen County, which happens to be the most populated county in New Jersey. “The population of Cliffside Park in 2013 was 25,209. As of the year 2000, the population has increased by 9.6%. The town consists of 52.8% females (13,307) and 47.2% male (11,902.)” (City-data.com n.d.) Something interesting that I found was the median age of the

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    had not drowned, frothy blood was still issuing from her mouth and her face was suffused with dark, bruised blood and had swollen veins” (Srebnick 18). Once her body was found there were many theories as to how she died.The New Jersey coroner determined strangulation. The New York coroner determined she drowned. Another witness confessed while on her deathbed that it was due to an abortion. Mary Rogers death is still a mystery today. Payne was a prime suspect, being that he was her lover. “Several

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    native countries, absorbing more useful and meaningful things which help them work better and better. Chitra Ganesh is an brilliant visual and historical artist who was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1970s, her parents came here with the first wave of immigration of Asian professional. She spends most of her time in New York. In summer, she like visiting India, the place where most of her relatives remain. She had a lot of engagement with her family their with many different parts of India. Interestingly

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    The United States

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    total Caribbean born population in the US. This was followed by New York with 29.1%. 34.2% of the Caribbean born in the United States resided in the New York northern New Jersey Long Island, New York New Jersey Pennsylvania metropolitan area. They share of Caribbean immigrants also residing in the metropolitan area of Miami Fort Lauderdale Pomono Beach Florida Other relatively large Caribbean immigrant population states include New Jersey, Massachusetts, Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and California

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    During the eighteenth century, Great Britain was a mighty empire. The British began to immigrate to the New World to settle it and, in some cases, escape conflicts that they faced as Englishmen. Prior to the Seven Years’ War, a war fought between the French and English, the colonists benefitted from salutary neglect, in which taxes existed, but were not enforced. The English won the war, but was left with a devastating debt. Because they had protected the turf of the American colonists during the

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    The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded with the intent to preserve American history. However what was the rationale behind the need for an organization of this kind? Because the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) limited its membership to only descendants of participants in the war and created a focus on the importance of ancestry, leads the belief that there were another motivating factor behind an organization of this type. Influencing the founders of the D.A.R. was

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    - In this writing assignment I will discuss the judicial selection process in the state of Virginia and the state of New Jersey. I will talk about the specific qualifications needed for each state. I will present a brief overview of the steps an individual has to learn to become an attorney, which can contribute to a judgeship. I will also discuss the step of removing a judge from office. - The six steps to become a judge: Step one is to attend undergraduate school, earn a law degree, pass a Uniform

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    The topic of gay (or same-sex) marriage has been a controversial topic throughout the nation for many years. Like most issues, different people have opposite views on the idea of the subject. Some states governments support the idea while others are totally against it. Also, within each individual state there are people that have their own opinion of the issue. Both supporters and opponents within the states have tried to pass different amendments to established laws, in which reflect their views

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    Many cases have been filed to the Supreme Court of the United States to legalize gay marriage, but the Supreme Court was reluctant to legalize it because it contradicts with most religions, including Christian religion. However, very recently the Supreme Court by 5-4 has legalized the same sex marriage. People also were divided into two groups. The first group were mostly conservative whom see this kind of marriage contradicts with their religious belief, opposed the decision. Second Group has welcomed

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